Addressing Gettysburg
by Matthew Callery
Ask A Gettysburg Guide #140 - The Mighty Napoleon with Ralph Siegel
About this podcast
As seen on NBC's TODAY Show. Gettysburg's Flagship podcast dedicated to telling the stories of Gettysburg. The show has taken on a few different formats.
1. The Narrative episodes: Tell the history of the Gettysburg Campaign starting with the battle of Antietam, and going through the Battle of Gettysburg and beyond. These are researched and written with the help of local historians and will feature original music, and guest voiceovers.
2. Ask a Gettysburg Guide: We host a variety of different Licensed Battlefield Guides and ask them questions (submitted by our Patreon Patrons) about the Battle of Gettysburg. If you have a question you'd like answered, please become a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg
3. Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series: We record as many Winter Lectures as we are able to. Those who can't attend these lectures will be able to hear these amazing talks with some of the best authors, Rangers, and Guides Gettysburg has to offer.
4. Premium Content: The premium content will take many forms. The content can be accessed by being a Patreon supporter. If you are interested in supporting the podcast and accessing this great content visit www.Patreon.com/addressinggettysburg
Thank You for listening.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 598 episodes
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #140 - The Mighty Napoleon with Ralph Siegel · 3 h 1 min · Season 19 Episode 8Topics Discussed: Introduction of LBG Ralph Siegel Ralph talks about his Addressing Gettysburg fame The workhorse of the Vietnam War, World War 2, and the Civil War Differences…
- Salvaging History with Joey Olivieri · 15 min · Season 19In this episode, Matt interviews Joey Olivieri from Salvaging History as they discuss artifacts and relics from throughout history!
- Letters To Lizzie - Author Interview w/James Scythes · 1 h 22 min · Season 19 Episode 7🔴"Letters to Lizzie" with Author James Scythes Letters to Lizzie: The Story of Sixteen Men in the Civil War and the One Woman Who Connected Them All - James M. Scythes This Will…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #139 | Who Won The First Day at Gettysburg? | America250 · 2 h 17 min · Season 19 Episode 6Gettysburg history is just fascinating and no one explores it like we do! Doug Douds is back to ponder the question "who won opn July 1st?" Does it ultimately matter? No. The…
- 9th Corps with Steve Phan · 1 h 25 min · Season 19 Episode 59th Corps with Steve Phan Camp Nelson National Monument National Park Service (.gov)https://www.nps.govCamp Nelson National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) Camp Nelson…
- Ink, Memory, and Murder: Kelly on Lincoln and the Assassination w/Bill Styple · 16 min · Season 19Sign up to become a patron of Addressing Gettysburg from October 7th through November 6th, and recieve 15% off when you become an annual 2nd Lieutenant member. Go to…
- Ask a Gettysburg Guide #138- Demystifying The Wheatfield | Mike Rupert · 1 h 50 min · Season 19 Episode 4Mike Rupert returns as he takes Matt and Court on an exploration/overview of The Wheatfield. If ever you found this particular part of the battle too vast to wrap your head…
- Raising the White Flag - Author Interview with David Silkenat · 1 h 20 min · Season 19 Episode 3🔴Raising the White Flag with David Silkenat Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War - David Silkenat…
- The 6th Wisconsin w/James Marten · 15 min · Season 19Sign up to become a patron of Addressing Gettysburg from October 7th through November 6th, and recieve 15% off when you become an annual 2nd Lieutenant member. Go to…
- Somewhere Toward Freedom with Bennett Parten · 1 h 7 min · Season 19 Episode 2🔴Somewhere Toward Freedom with Bennett Parton Topics Discussed: About the author Bennett Parton and his educational and professional background The inspiration the lead Bennett…
- Civil War diplomacy/international views of the Civil War w/Alys Beverton · 16 min · Season 19Sign up to become a patron of Addressing Gettysburg through the month of September, and recieve 25% off when you become an annual 1st Lieutenant member. Go to…
- Ask a Gettysburg Guide #137- Vietnam at Gettysburg with Lewis Trott · 2 h 48 min · Season 19 Episode 1Who Were the Vietnam Dead in Gettysburg National Cemetery? LBG Lewis Trott suggested we do an episode that gets to know only some of the Vietnam soldiers buried in Gettysburg…
- 3rd PA Cavalry East Cavalry Field w/Gerald Murray · 16 min · Season 19Sign up to become a patron of Addressing Gettysburg through the month of September, and recieve 25% off when you become an annual 1st Lieutenant member. Go to…
- Get Out of the Car FIELD TALKS- Decision Points- Lt. General Richard Ewell! · 31 min · Season 18October 17, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. Lt. General Richard Ewell Led by LBG Lewis Trott Did Lieutenant General Ewell lose the Battle of Gettysburg for the Confederates? Could his forces…
- Rescue and Recovery at Ground Zero with Glenn Corbett · 2 h 19 min · Season 18 Episode 12🔴9/11 25th Anniversary Interview with Glenn Corbett - Recording Session March 5, 2026 Topics Discussed: -Glenn recounts the morning of September 11th and his efforts to support…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #136 - Little Round Top Beyond the 20th Maine - with Charlie Fennell · 2 h 7 min · Season 18 Episode 11🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide #136 - Little Round Top Beyond the 20th Maine with Charlie Fennell Topics Discussed: - The regiments on Little Round Top from left to right - The…
- Ask a Gettysburg Guide #135 Union Defense Against Pickett's Charge- with Jim Hessler · 2 h 25 min · Season 18 Episode 10Ask a Gettysburg Guide 135 Union Defense Against Pickett's Charge- with Jim Hessler SUPERCHATS of $10 or more get noticed in the comments and read on the air. Calling in is free…
- The 1922 Marine Corps Reenactment of Pickett's Charge | Rich Kohr | Ask A Gettysburg Guide #134 · 2 h 15 min · Season 18 Episode 9Isn't Gettysburg history so interesting, the more you dig into it? We think it is. And this one is something we would have loved to witness. In 1922, the US Marine Corps was…
- Get Out of the Car FIELD TALKS- Decision Points- ARTILLERY! · 17 min · Season 18September 19, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. Union vs. Confederate Artillery on July 3, 1863 Led by LBG Lewis Trott What decisions made by either side were most impactful on the outcome of…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #133- "Ten Crucial Days"- with Ken Gavin and Ralph Siegel- America250 · 2 h 29 min · Season 18 Episode 8As we've always said, Gettysburg history is fascinating. So are other parts of American history and, during America250, we're inviting you to step out of Gettysburg with us one…
- Get Out of the Car FIELD TALKS- Decision Points- SICKLES! · 19 min · Season 18THIS FIELD TALK IS RESERVED FOR AG PATREON MEMBERS ONLY. JOIN OUR PATREON TO PARTICIPATE! - https://www.patreon.com/c/AddressingGettysburg August 15, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. Major…
- Why Muskets and Other Small Arms Were Devastating at Gettysburg | Gettysburg163 | America250 · 2 h 4 min · Season 18 Episode 7***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week*** Battle Anniversary Week Special | Small Arms at Gettysburg with Phil Spaugy As part of…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #132- Leadership Styles Lee vs Meade with Jasan Hileman · 2 h 41 min · Season 18 Episode 6🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide 132 Leadership Styles Lee vs Meade with Jasan Hileman - July 8, 2026 Topics Discussed: Jasan's other shows Where the show idea came from Why start…
- Forensic Science Comes to Gettysburg | Jennie Wade | Gettysburg163 | America250 · 1 h 27 min · Season 18 Episode 5***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week because Gettysburg history is just too expansive and fascinating*** 🔴163 Gettysburg Anniversary…
- Civil War Wounds | Dr. Craig A Miller | Gettysburg163 | America250 · 2 h 16 min · Season 18 Episode 4***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week*** Man, Gettysburg history holds more than just troop movements and tactics for us to study! Our…
- How Weather Affected the Gettysburg Campaign | Jon Nese & Jeffrey Harding | Gettysburg163 · 1 h 29 min · Season 18 Episode 3Gettysburg history is HOT this week. Once you dig deep into the Battle of Gettysburg, one thing leads to another. Today, we are led to WEATHER! ***A brief departure from Ask A…
- Gettysburg163- Drummer Boys- America250 | Jim Smith · 1 h 54 min · Season 18 Episode 2Gettysburg history just gets more and more fascinating the deeper and deeper you dig. Try this one on for size. ***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd…
- Gettysburg163- Battle of Gettysburg Overview Live at Totem Pole Playhouse- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #131 · 2 h 8 min · Season 18 Episode 1What happened at the Battle of Gettysburg? In this special live episode of Addressing Gettysburg, Kevin Bryant, Codie Eash, Britt Isenberg, and Lewis Trott join Matt and an…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #130- Candy's Brigade on Culp's Hill with LBG Charlie Fennell- America250 · 2 h 12 min · Season 17 Episode 13Everyone's pal, Charlie Fennell, is back after a long absence. What better topic for Charlie's return than one related to Culp's Hill, more specifically, the actions of the…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #129- Ask Ralph Siegel Anything- The Listeners Rule This Show · 2 h 43 min · Season 17 Episode 12As we've always said, Gettysburg history is fascinating. Today, LBG Ralph Siegel has decided to tak your questions about ANYTHING you've wanted to know about the Battle of…
- Civil War Wounds - with Dr. Craig A. Miller · 15 min · Season 17Dr. Miller and Matt discuss some of the ghastly wounds soldiers sustained at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Brigadier General Francis Barlow – Get Out of the Car Field Talk · 20 min · Season 17THIS FIELD TALK IS RESERVED FOR AG PATREON MEMBERS ONLY. JOIN OUR PATREON TO PARTICIPATE! - https://www.patreon.com/c/AddressingGettysburg June 20, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. Brigadier…
- Gettysburg's Southern Front - with Hampton Newsome · 15 min · Season 17On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: "All your available force should be concentrated to…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #128 | Caroll's Brigade with Stuart Dempsey | America250 · 2 h 20 min · Season 17 Episode 11Stuart Dempsey is back and this time he's talking about an important brigade that was instrumental in saving the day for the Union position on East Cemetery Hill: Carroll's…
- All Lee's Fault - with Codie Eash · 15 min · Season 17Was it all Robert E. Lee's fault, as he claims? Or does it take two to tango? Codie Eash joins us to explore this topic of conversation.
- The Weather Gods Cursed the Gettysburg Campaign with Jeffrey Harding & Jon Nese · 16 min · Season 17As the nation's future hung in the balance, the Weather Gods delivered a wrath of fury on Union and Confederate forces throughout the Gettysburg Campaign. First, record-breaking…
- Purged Away but with BLOOD with Dennis Fry | Addressing History | America250 · 1 h 56 min · Season 17 Episode 10🔴John Brown's War with Dennis Frye - April 24, 2026 A Primer For Addressing History's Tavern talks S1E2 Addressing History- Tavern Talk John Brown https://youtu.be/f1ncrYkzV58…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #127 | Witness Trees with Larry Korczyk | America250 · 1 h 23 min · Season 17 Episode 9🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide 127 Witness Trees with Larry Korczyk - May 13, 2026 Witness Tree Tours with LBG Larry Korczyk- to request a tour, send an email to…
- Abner Doubleday on McPherson's and Seminary Ridge- Get Out of the Car Field Talk · 18 min · Season 17Before you come to the tour, make sure you download the information found here: https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/get-out-of-the-car-tours/ May 23, 2026 – 10:00 AM Major…
- John Brown's War - with Dennis Frye · 15 min · Season 17While we are putting the finishing touches on the John Brown Tavern Talk, why not prepare yourself with this supplemental episode that non-Patrons won't see for weeks. Mr…
- The 9th Corps with Steve Phan · 15 min · Season 17From 2nd Bull Run to Ft. Stedman, the 9th Corps saw a lot of action in the Civil War. Historian Steve Phan joins us to talk about their service. Steve Phan is Phantastic You can…
- Strong Vincent- with Jenn Bennie From Walk With History · 15 min · Season 17Walk With History's Jenn Bennie stopped in the studio a while back to talk abot one of her favorite figures from the Battle of Gettysburg: Brigadier General (Colonel during the…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #126 | Lockwood's Brigade with Stuart Dempsey | America250 · 2 h 14 min · Season 17 Episode 8🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide 126 Lockwood's Brigade with Stuart Dempsey - April 22, 2026 Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate - Bradley M. Gottfried The War of the…
- NEW SERIES! Tavern Talks S1E1 - "Naked and Starving As They Are": Valley Forge | Kenneth Gavin | America250 · 2 h 9 min · Season 17 Episode 8We'd like to invite you to subscribe (for free) to our YouTube Channel. In 2026, its name will change from Addressing Gettysburg to Addressing History so as to enable us to…
- Raising the White Flag - David Silkenat · 15 min · Season 17Did you know that more soldiers surrendered than died at the Battle of Gettysburg? Neither did I. That is until I did this interview with David Silkenat about his book, Raising…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #125- The 1st Minnesota - with Ralph Siegel | America250 · 3 h 12 min · Season 17 Episode 7🔴Ask a Guide 125 1ST Minnesota at Gettysburg- with Ralph Siegel- America250 April 8m 2026, LIVE! at 7pm This episode of Addressing Gettysburg's Ask a Gettysburg Guide provides a…
- Ask A Gettysb... Rev. War Guide #123 | Washington's Crossing | Ken Gavin | America250 · 2 h 51 min · Season 17 Episode 5🔴Ask a Gett…. Valley Forge Guide 123 Washington's Crossing with Ken Gavin - March 18, 2026 Ken's Previous Shows *Patreon Premium: "Four Score and Seven Years Before" Gettysburg…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #124 | Compensation in Civil War Armies | LBG Rich Kohr · 1 h 28 min · Season 17 Episode 6Rich Kohr is back tonight to talk about how soldiers were compensated during the Civil War. I know what you're saying: "Who cares?" Oh, ye of minuscule minds. Just watch and…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide #122- Pickett's Charge with Jim Hessler- America250 · 2 h 34 min · Season 17 Episode 4Join us for an in-person Ask A Gettysburg Guide on April 12! Get your tickets here https://totempoleplayhouse.org/shows/addressing-gettysburg-a-live-podcast/ 🔴Ask a Guide 122…
- Ask A Gettysburg Guide LIVE! at the Totem Pole Playhouse April 12 JOIN US! · 23 min · Season 17Join the popular Civil War podcast Addressing Gettysburg for a live recording of their hit show, Ask A Gettysburg Guide. Featuring a powerhouse panel of historians—Britt…







